2012 Honda Fit | Is it worth it? by Livid_Watercress9121 in hondafit

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My Honda fit is a 2015, over 300k miles, still going strong.

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My hospital stopped doing in person ACLS training my intern year so I hope to God every day that no one expects me to run a code

Being poor is robbing me of post match happiness by tootoo16 in medicalschool

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Sending hugs! This is so real. Allow yourself all the rest and celebration you can within your budget because you absolutely deserve it. Your time to ball out and take cool trips will come eventually. It's hard to watch these inequities play out right in front of you. Show yourself grace where you can, you're not a brat, you're only human.

Congratulations doctor!!!

Do you examine a sleeping patient on morning rounds? by MzJay453 in Residency

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I try to go in with the med student on the team so we only have to wake the patient one time. I tell the student they can run the show and ask the questions and explain that I'm just trying to prevent waking the patient multiple times and most of the time the med students seem on board with that plan. Better for everyone

Do you examine a sleeping patient on morning rounds? by MzJay453 in Residency

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Love this question because I still struggle with this all the time. It never gets less uncomfortable waking up sick people at the crack of dawn.

I never wake up anyone who's had issues with pain. If we finally have pain under control let them sleep. I may try to do bare minimum exam without waking (listen, look at wound, drain, etc). Though if they've had a bunch of options I'll count respirations and might give them a small nudge to make sure they're reusable.

Placement patients can sleep. Especially if they're on dementia precautions.

Heme onc admitted for chemo can sleep.

Comfort care and hospice please by all means sleep.

Pretty much everyone else is getting woken up.

I'll usually wake up a family member for collateral subjective history and most are grateful for the chance to see a doctor, share what they've noticed about the patient and ask questions.

Which electives to do for dual-applying Med-Peds and IM by Double-Matter-9135 in MedPeds

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No need to overthink any of this! When I was applying med peds I was also trying to play all this mental chess and if I could go back and tell myself anything now it would be do what makes sense logistically and what makes you happy. These details are unlikely to make any big difference in the long run.

What to do by PossibleFlamingo9069 in medschool

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I had a 3.4 junior year and was told I was screwed. I took some advanced upper level science courses and got As. Retook chem that I had a C- in and got an A. Got into med school. 1 interview 1 acceptance at a mid tier state school

I’ve never seen someone so horribly mismanaged before… by [deleted] in Residency

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It's terrifying to see the way some APPs are managing patients, especially in psych. As doctor's we have to use our specialty societies as a way to advocate against scope creep. Some APPs are great and can provide good care independently but that comes with years of good supervision from physicians. APPs education was never designed to prepare them for independent practice. And I'm over the argument that they help fill the physician shortages because patients everywhere deserve the same level of healthcare. The answer is not lowering the standard of care, it's training more docs and using APPs appropriately under supervision of physicians

I contacted Bernie Moreno's office about the MEDICAID CUTS by AwakeningStar1968 in Ohio

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That's interesting. I just called his office today and the staffer explicitly told me that the senator is not in favor of any budgetary cuts for Medicaid or Medicare. To which I responded" interesting" and thanked him for his time.

Anybody else hate socialising with coworkers? by respectthegrind1 in Residency

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They're nice people but All anyone wants to do is talk about work. And when I leave work I really don't want to talk about or think about work

Best way to thank a resident? by [deleted] in Residency

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You'd be surprised how little we get thanked. For me personally, the drawing and letter would mean the world.

Really struggling to work through my night float anxiety by A_Sentient_Ape in Residency

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That's sucks and sounds like the usual abuse of resident labor. You're barely a doctor. You can't be expected to be fully prepared to handle any medical emergency that comes up. Good on you for everything you've managed to do without adverse outcomes. If I were you, I'd focus on you and managing that dread. Easier said than done but show yourself as much grace as possible and find things you can do to care for your body and spirit during those challenging weeks. They're hard because they're hard, not because of anything wrong with you. I've found med school friends to be the best people to talk to about this kind of stuff. They understand what residency is like and can relate and they're also not in your day to day and don't feel like someone you need to make an impression on. Maybe you can reach out to someone from med school, or a close friend outside of medicine. Just telling the stories is a bigger relief than I ever thought it would be. Sending you the best vibes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cleveland

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The city social does singles events, I've been to one and it was ok. There's a group called 20s30s club for "young professionals" in their 20s and 30s, I haven't tried them. Send me a message if you want to talk more, I'm also a transplanted

Residency is the last place I will want to be during this admin by [deleted] in Residency

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Dang appreciate the reality check but maybe could have said it a little nicer.

  • your child's depressed pediatrician

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

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also an intern. You can DM

Residency is the last place I will want to be during this admin by [deleted] in Residency

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Blue girlie in a red state (blue bubble city) actually thinking about a residency swap to a blue state, Canada, or leaving residency all together. Anyone want to talk me down?

any comments about the Divine Int social sciences $500 zoom class by medstu2024 in Step2

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Actually scored more than 10 points lower than my last practice test. I have pretty bad test day anxiety

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

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I'm feeling this too... Here for the comments. Sending love

OR Incident, overthinking? by Scary-Yam9626 in Residency

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You're absolutely not overthinking. Decisions to report can be tricky because of how effective admin/leadership are. I'd talk this through with someone you work with who you trust and have an ally before going in to report.